Card holder



H. C. SHARP May 6, 1930.

CARD HOLDER Filed Jan. 22, 1929 IIYVEIYTOR H. c. SHARP a, 7

ATT RNEY- Patented May 6, 1930 HERBERT CRAWFORD SHARP, OF KINGSTON,ONTARIO, CANADA.

CARD HOLDER Application filed January 22, 1929. Serial No. 334,263.

My invention relates to improvements in card holders, and the object ofthe invention is to devise a simple device which may be readilydetachably secured to the inside of 5 an automobile door so as todisplay the card through the window, such card bearing any suitablematter such as personal identification, business, advertising or anyother matter desired, and it consists essentially of the arrangement andconstruction of parts as hereinafter more particularly explained.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of an automobile showing aportion of the door and card and my device in place.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view through a fragmentary portion ofthe door and showing my device in elevation.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective detail of my card holder.

In the drawing like characters of refer ence indicate correspondingparts in each figure.

1 indicates the front door of an automobile provided with the usualwindow opening 2 and window 3. 4 is the cowl.

The door 1 is provided with the usual slot 1 in which is vertically andslidably mounted the window 3 in the usual manner.

5 is a strip of resilient metal forming a unitary member bentsubstantially in the form of a right angle triangle and comprising avertical portion 5* which extends from the upper edge of the door intothe slot 1 against the inner wall thereof, the horizontal portion 5bearing against the upper edge of the door and extending inwardly fromthe slot 1 and terminating in a downwardly and inwardly inclined portion5 provided with an upward extension 6 on the hypotenuse side of the tri-40 angle. When the portion 5 is inserted in the slot 1 of the door withthe portion 5 bearing against the .upper edge of the door the portion 6is forced against the inner face of the door by the resilient portion 5to form a spring contact member along the major portion of its entirelength. The upper edge of the door at the inside is generally providedwith a head 1 beneath which the portion 6 engages, thereby locking thebracket 5 in place.

7 is a plate provided at its lower edge portion 7 with a card receivinggroove in which the lower edge of the card 8 fits. 9 is a bendabletongue extending from one side edge of the plate in proximity to itsupper edge forming part of the plate 7 and adapted to extend around theupper corner of the card when in the inserted position so as to bearagainst the outer face of the card adjacent such corner as clearlyindicated in Fig. 1 when bent back upon the plate.

The holder is preferably attached to the door 1 adjacent the cowl 1, thecard being held thereby in close proximity to the window glass 3 andtherefore clearly visible therethrough.

From this description it will be seen that I have devised a very simpledevice by which any form of card desired may be detachably held againstthe inner face of the window of an automobile door and so held thatthere will be no danger of it being misplaced.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a card holding device of the character described, a springclipping member whereby the device is attached comprising a unitaryspring strip bent substantially into the form of a right angle triangleand having its hypotenuse side bent back inwardly upon itself so thatsuch bent back portion forms a spring contact member along the majorportion of its entire length, and a card holding plate secured to thespring clip member intermediately of its width.

2. In a card holding device of the character described, a springclipping member whereby the device is attached comprising a unitaryspring strip bent substantially into the form of a right angle triangleand having its hypotenuse side bent back inwardly upon itself so thatsuch bent back portion forms a spring contact member along the majorportion of its entire length, a card holding plate secured to the springclip member 5 intermediatelyof its Width, and formed at its lower edgeinto a card receiving groove, and a bendable tongue formed upon one sideedge of the plate in proximity to its upper edge and bent back upon theplate to bear against the card.

HERBERT CRAWFORD SHARP.

